European Weightlifting Federation

The European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) was founded in 1969, and is the body governing and organizing the European Weightlifting Championships. The EWF is a "recognized continental body" under the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

History
Since 2021, the headquarters of the European Weightlifting Federation are located in Chișinău, Moldova.

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EWF took away from Russia the right to host the European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Russia in August 2022.

Commissions
There are several Commissions of the EWF, including the Athletes Commission, Anti-Doping Commission, Development Commission, and the Women Commission.

Regions
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Recognized by the IWF in 2021.


 * 1) Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation (CWF) (1947): Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
 * 2) European Small Nations Weightlifting Federation (10 Members) : European Small Nations Weightlifting Championships
 * 3) European Union Weightlifting Federation  : European Union Weightlifting Championships
 * 4) Mediterranean Weightlifting Federation (2005) (12 Members):  Mediterranean Weightlifting Championships
 * 5) Nordic Weightlifting Federation (3 Members): Nordic Weightlifting Championships
 * 6) Francophone Weightlifting Federation  : Francophone Weightlifting Championships
 * 7) River Sava Weightlifting Federation (2013): River Sava Weightlifting Championships

Events
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International Championships

 * 1) 51th Chalenge210 In  2023
 * 2) 57th Alpe Adria Championship 🇭🇺 2023
 * 3) Naim Süleymanoğlu Championship 🇹🇷 2022

Members
There are 49 affiliated National Federations: 46 Full Members (FM) + 3 Associate Members (AM):